3 local seniors named National Merit scholars

EVANSTON, ILLINOIS — Two seniors from North Yarmouth Academy and one from Falmouth High School have been selected as winners in the 2015 National Merit Scholarship Program.

Charlotte S. Eisenberg and Ellis B. Miskell, of NYA, and Isabel A. Wolfe, of Falmouth High, will each receive a $2,500 scholarship funded by the National Merit Scholarship Corp., according to a May 6 press release.

The three are among only a dozen Maine students and 2,500 students nationwide to receive such scholarships. Over 1.4 million students completed the qualifying test in October 2013 to earn a chance at a scholarship; 15,000 qualified as “finalists” in the competition.

Merit Scholarship winners were chosen on the basis of “accomplishments, skills and potential for success in rigorous college studies,” according to the nonprofit corporation, which has administered the program since 1955.

The number of winners named in each state is proportional to the state’s percentage of graduating high school seniors across the country.

In the scholarship application, Eisenberg, of Portland, described her probable career field as “undecided.” Miskell lives in Yarmouth and hopes to pursue a career in mathematics. Wolfe, a Falmouth resident, said her career would probably be in neurology.

Freeport middle-schoolers honored

FREEPORT — In recognition of their scholastic achievement, the following students were named to the honor roll of Freeport Middle School for the second trimester of the 2014-2015 academic year.